PAIR Distinguished Lectures

Gut microbiome expert Prof. Eugene B. CHANG delivers PAIR Distinguished Lecture

In his presentation, Prof. Chang first gave some fun facts about the human gut microbiome and explained that it is a vital organ of the body. Next, he elaborated on the importance of understanding a healthy gut microbiome and keeping it healthy. Prof. Chang stated that it is comparatively easy to determine the health of a vital organ through different tests but not the gut microbiome.

Prof. Ioannis BRILAKIS of Cambridge University delivers PAIR Distinguished Lecture on digital twinning in built environment

Prof. Ioannis BRILAKIS of the University of Cambridge delivered the 14th PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “Digital Twinning the Built Environment” on 8 March 2024. The hybrid lecture attracted over 370 participants joining in person and online from more than 40 countries and regions across Australia, Asia, Europe and North America. It was also broadcast live on multiple social media platforms, captivating online viewing audience of over 13,100.

Distinguished lecture on battery fast charging for sustainable electrification presented by Prof. WANG Chao-yang, Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors

Prof. WANG Chao-Yang of The Pennsylvania State University delivered the 13th PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “Battery Fast Charging for Sustainable Electrification” on 27 February 2024. The hybrid lecture attracted over 230 participants joining in person and online from more than 20 countries and regions across Australia, Asia, Europe and North America

PAIR Distinguished Lecture Series by Professor Huayong YANG, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering

Biomanufacturing of Functional Tissues and Organs: Exploration and Progress

Renowned Chinese medicine scholar discourses on acupuncture development in United States

Prof. LAO Lixing, Professor and President of the Virginia University of Integrative Medicine, USA, delivered PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “Acupuncture in the United States: From Exploration to Accessibility” .

Turing Award Laureate Prof. Jack Dongarra enlightens 160+ audiences on high performance computing (HPC)

In his sharing, Prof. Dongarra highlighted how computing pervades all aspects of the society and cloud vendors are pursuing breakthroughs in computer architectures such as processors, accelerators, interconnects and operating systems, with a view to achieving high performance computing.

Prof KIM Chulhong from POSTECH, Member of National Academy of Engineering of Korea, enlightens on healthcare innovation

The 9th PAIR Distinguished Lecture on 27 October 2023 was a resounding success. Delivered by Prof. KIM Chulhong of Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in South Korea, the lecture titled “Healthcare Innovation After the Pandemic: Engineering-based Medical Education and Efforts for Commercialization”

Prof Michael BATTY, Fellow of the Royal Society, delivers distinguished lecture on science

The PAIR Distinguished Lecture delivered by Prof. Michael BATTY, Bartlett Professor of Planning at University College London, was successfully held on 1 September 2023. The lecture was moved completely online given special arrangements under Super Tyhoon Saola. The webinar attracted over 300 participants from more than 30 countries and regions. It was also broadcasted live on multiple social media platforms, including Bilibili and Weibo, and viewed by over 11,000 online audience in total.

Professor Kathryn Ann MOLER, • Member of U.S. National Academy of Sciences, delivers 7th PAIR Distinguished Lecture

In the lecture, Prof. Moler shared the experience of Stanford University in designing the university for modern research teams in the 21st century via fostering collaborative proposal writing; planning for shared capabilities in experimental facilities, data, and computation; and transforming academic structures.

Nobel Laureate Prof. Reinhard GENZEL delivers PAIR Distinguished Lecture

The PAIR Distinguished Lecture delivered by Nobel Laureate Prof. Reinhard GENZEL, Director and Scientific Member of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany, was successfully held on 8 February 2023